KUALA LUMPUR (Nikkei Markets) -- Malaysia's palm oil inventory rose in September after shrinking for six straight months as exports fell sharply, while output rose, official data Thursday showed.
Stockpile in Malaysia, the world's largest palm oil producer after Indonesia, totaled 2.45 million tons in September, 9.3% higher than 2.24 million tons recorded in August, according to Malaysian Palm Oil Board. Exports slumped 18.8% to 1.41 million tons in September from the previous month.
